I had 3 uncles that spent 4 years in Sandstone Prison during WW2. My father still cries when he tells the story of the paddy wagon pulling up and they handcuffed his older brothers and took them away.
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Were You Punished by Your Government for Not Being a Part of Military Service?
by Diest ini never cease to be amazed by the sacrifice that the wts foolishly requires.
one of the larger sacrifices is that of personal freedom that has been demanded of young men and women around the globe.
many are sent to prison for several years and have a felony on their record for life.
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Born-ins (childhood memories)
by tornapart inas a born in, or in at a very young age, what were your worst memories as a young jw child?.
i remember not being allowed to go to sleep in the meetings when i was tired.
not being allowed to do lots of things at school other kids could do.
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Magwitch
Way too many horrible memories, but here are a few…
· Constant fear that the great tribulation would be much like the Holocaust. I would be imprisoned, separated from my family, raped, starved and tortured. Always worried whether I would have enough faith to stand up for Jehovah and take the abuse that shortly was to come.
· In the mid 70’s (I was about 10), my family purchased a tape recorder. We 5 kids loved it. On the first day, my brother 2 years older than me dared me and my oldest brother to say the Pledge of Allegiance into it. We did and he ran and played it for my parents. I was BEAT with a belt. I could barely walk for days.
· We stopped buying my cat’s favorite cat food because it had blood in it.
· I found out my Zodiac sign and read my horoscope in the paper. I told my oldest brother and he told me that the demons would probably start attacking me. I prayed so hard at night for months for Jehovah to send his angels and protect me.
· Waiting after the Thursday night meeting for my father’s elder meeting to end. Many times they went to midnight. We lived in the Boonies and all the elders lived between 20-60 miles away. So the elder meetings had to be after the meeting.
· Sitting through my father give the Sunday talk “A Godly View of Sex and Marriage” for the hundredth time.
· In my Senior year of HS I started regular pioneering. Two years later, a friend from MN moved to our area. She was also a regular pioneer. We decided we would get a cheap apartment and live together and pioneer. When I told my parents they said “The only way you will ever leave this house is as a bride” So I married the first man that came along.
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She refused to Return His Calls After a First Date, Then in Rage, He Rants Out, Very Revealing
by Scott77 innb: this is internet re-post lindsay mannering's article.
enjoy reading.
comments (538)|likes (81)if ever there was a reason to hide under the covers with a box of wine and swear off menfor good, this might be it.
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Magwitch
This is just plain scary. I would actually be very afraid if I were Lauren. This guy is a phsycho. I have been stalked before and believe me it is nothing to play around with.
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Being Df'd and the witness reaction.
by Momma-Tossed-Me ini have to say only one maybe two refuse to wave or speak.
most will wave and and at least say a greeting when they see me.
today i waved at a a couple in the hardware store parking lot and they graciously waved back.
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Magwitch
Glad to hear some of the witnesses can be civil. I have run into all kinds since my DF'ing. Some will cross the street to avoid even eye contact with me, others still want to be friends on Facebook and have lunch now then.
Have you posted your exit story here? I would love to read it.
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How do deaf people think?
by Iamallcool insome of you know that i am deaf.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/.
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Magwitch
Diest - you are so bad!
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Getting some more help
by Cagefighter ini have talked before about what happened to me as a jw.
i was baptized at 12 and two years later i was in a judicial committee for sexual immorality after having an inappropriate relationship with an older woman.. it was handled just like any other kh would have handled it.
after a humiliating interrogation by my elder father in front of my mother, he dropped the dime on me.
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Magwitch
Terrible thing to go through at 14. This organization has raped so many of us.
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26% drop in auxiliary pioneers in "special month" between 2011 and 2012
by sir82 ini don't recall seeing this posted on this board before, my apologies if the topic is duplicated..... in april 2011 and march 2012, the gb made a "loving provision" to allow jws to sign up for the auxiliary pioneer work with only a 30 hour requirement instead of the usual 50 hours.. in 2011, in the usa, about 500,000 signed up to be auxiliary pioneers.. in 2012, per the august 2012 km, only about 370,000 signed up.. that's a 26% drop in just 1 year!.
granted, in many parts of the us, the march weather is far worse than april's.
but on the other hand, there were 5 saturdays in march 2012 - you could get your "time in" with 5 long saturdays and nothing else.. .
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Outsmartthesystem...Participation trophies for everyone!
That is a brilliant idea! Give out those little plastic trophies, with an engraving saying"Aux Pioneer", as a prize at the end of the month.
That should get some of those slackers off their asses.
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Gerrit Losch caption competition!
by cedars inthe possibilities truly are endless with photoshop!!.
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Magwitch
Hmmmm....."This Generation" starting when the first Russina Sputnik was launched. Absolutely brilliant idea!!
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sisters wearing pants/trousers?
by twinkletoes inmy sister-in-law has recently gone back to the org :-(.
she has been wearing trousers (pants to us members ) now she has been told to expect a shepherding call from one of the elders about her style of dress!.
has anyone any good ideas or even scriptural comments that she could use.. .
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Magwitch
Wearing pants equates to being equal to a man. Can't have any of that going on. We need to know our place.
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of the 'Safeguard Your Heart!' 2012 Convention
by breakfast of champions into make attendance at my second district convention "mentally out" both a little more bearable and meaningful, i decided to take some notes of key points as if i were an outsider studying the thought reform methods of jehovah's witnesses.
at first, i was only going to share these notes with my therapist, but inspired by the "parsing the watchtower double-speak" thread, i figured i would share my amateur analysis with everyone.
here are some of the highlights:.
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Magwitch
BOC...Enjoyed reading this so much, excellent analysis!
The comment "The heart naturally inclines to "bad", and is attracted to "wrong". I could not disagree more. I have been in the "world" for 6 years, and maybe I just have great friends, neighbors, workmates and family, but most everyone I know is inclined to good (Okay, there is a bad apple here and there). And attracted to wrong??? Do you think they meant that the majority are attracted to "FUN"? Which of course is "Wrong"
Anyway, thank you very much!
And many thanks to Aussie Oz for making me laugh so hard with this comment..............
Are there perhaps rumblings among the faithful with 2014 so close? I can imagine the question: has Jesus really spent one tenth of his thousand year reign doing bugger all?